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	Topics STS-97 Topic Home was a Space ShuttleSpace Shuttle NASA's Space Shuttle, officially called Space Transportation System , is the United States government's current manned... mission to the International Space StationInternational Space Station The International Space Station is a manned research space facility that is being assembled in orbit around the Earth.... (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle EndeavourSpace Shuttle Endeavour Overview Space Shuttle Orbiter Endeavour , is the fifth and final operational NASA space shuttle to be built.... . Crew Brent W. Jett (3), Commander Michael J. BloomfieldMichael J. Bloomfield Michael John "Bloomer" Bloomfield is an American astronaut and a veteran of three space shuttle missions.... (2), Pilot Joseph R. TannerJoseph R. Tanner Joseph Richard "Joe" Tanner, born in the state of Illinois in the USA in 1950, is a NASA astronaut.... (3), Mission Specialist 1 Carlos I. NoriegaFacts About Carlos I. Noriega Carlos Ismael Noriega is a Peruvian born NASA astronaut and a retired U.S.... (2), Mission Specialist 3 Marc GarneauMarc Garneau Captain Joseph Jean-Pierre Marc Garneau CC, CD, Ph.D., FCASI was the first Canadian in space.... (3), Mission Specialist 2 - CSACanadian Space Agency Summary The Canadian Space Agency is the Canadian government space agency responsible for Canada's space program.... Number in parentheses indicates number of spaceflights by each individual prior to and including this mission. Mission parameters MassMass Mass is a property of a physical object that quantifies the amount of matter and energy it is equivalent to.... : Orbiter Liftoff: 120,742 kg Orbiter Landing: 89,758 kg Payload: 7,906 kg Perigee: 352 km Apogee: 365 km InclinationInclination Inclination in general is the angle between a reference plane and another plane or axis of direction.... : 51.6° PeriodOrbital period The orbital period is the time it takes a planet to make one full orbit.... : 91.7 min Docking with ISS Docked: December 2, 2000, 19:59:49 UTC Undocked: December 9, 2000, 19:13:00 UTC Time Docked: 6 days, 23 h, 13 min, 11 s Space walks *Tanner and Noriega* - EVA 1 EVA 1 Start: December 3, 2000 - 18:35 UTC EVA 1 End: December 4, - 02:08 UTC Duration: 7 hours, 33 minutes *Tanner and Noriega* - EVA 2 EVA 2 Start: December 5, 2000 - 17:21 UTC EVA 2 End: December 5, - 23:58 UTC Duration: 6 hours, 37 minutes *Tanner and Noriega* - EVA 3 EVA 3 Start: December 7, 2000 - 16:13 UTC EVA 3 End: December 7, - 21:23 UTC Duration: 5 hours, 10 minutes Mission highlights During the 11-day mission, the primary objective was completed, which was to deliver and connect the first set of U.S.United States The United States of America, also known as the United States, the U.S., the U.S.A., and America, is... -provided solar arrays to the International Space StationInternational Space Station The International Space Station is a manned research space facility that is being assembled in orbit around the Earth.... . The astronauts completed three spacewalksExtra-vehicular activity Overview Extra-vehicular activity is work done by an astronaut away from the Earth and outside of his or her spacecraft.... , during which they prepared a docking port for arrival of the Destiny Laboratory ModuleDestiny Laboratory Module The Destiny Laboratory Module is the American research module of the International Space Station.... , installed Floating Potential Probes to measure electrical potential surrounding the station, installed a camera cable outside the Unity ModuleUnity Module The first U.S.-built component of the International Space Station, a cylinder shaped connecting module with six passageways, or no... , and transferred supplies, equipment and refuse between EndeavourSpace Shuttle Endeavour Space Shuttle Orbiter Endeavour , is the fifth and final operational NASA space shuttle to be built.... and the station. On Flight Day 3, Commander Brent JettBrent W. Jett, Jr. Brent Ward Jett, Jr. is a NASA astronaut. ... linked Endeavour to the ISS while 230 statute milesMile A mile is the name of a unit of length, usually used to measure distance, in a number of different systems, including Englis... above northeast KazakhstanKazakhstan Kazakhstan, also spelled Kazakstan, , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a country that stretches over a ... . The successful checkout of the Extravehicular Mobility UnitExtravehicular Mobility Unit Overview The Space Shuttle/International Space Station Extravehicular Mobility Unit... s (EMUs), the Simplified Aid for EVA RescueSimplified Aid for EVA Rescue Simplified Aid for EVA Rescue is a small, self-contained, propulsive backpack system used to provide free-flying mobility fo... (SAFER) units, the CanadarmRemote Manipulator System The Remote Manipulator System or Canadarm on the Space Shuttle, is an mechanical arm that maneuvers a payload from the... (RMS), the Orbiter Space Vision System (OSVS) and the Orbiter Docking System (ODS) were all completed nominally. Also, the ODS centerline camera was installed with no misalignment noted. From inside Endeavour, CanadianCanadian Space Agency The Canadian Space Agency is the Canadian government space agency responsible for Canada's space program.... Mission Specialist Marc GarneauMarc Garneau Captain Joseph Jean-Pierre Marc Garneau CC, CD, Ph.D., FCASI was the first Canadian in space.... used the Canadarm to remove the P6 trussIntegrated Truss Structure The Integrated Truss Structure forms the backbone of the International Space Station, with mountings for unpressurized logis... from the payload bay, maneuvering it into an overnight park position to warm its components. Mission Specialists Joseph TannerJoseph R. Tanner Joseph Richard "Joe" Tanner, born in the state of Illinois in the USA in 1950, is a NASA astronaut.... and Carlos NoriegaCarlos I. Noriega Carlos Ismael Noriega is a Peruvian born NASA astronaut and a retired U.S.... moved through Endeavours docking tunnel and opened the hatch to the ISS docking port to leave supplies and computer hardware on the doorstep of the Station. On flight day 4, the Expedition 1Expedition 1 Expedition 1 was the first expedition to the International Space Station.... crew -- Commander William ShepherdWilliam Shepherd William McMichael Shepherd is an American astronaut who served as commander of the Expedition One crew on the International ... , Pilot Yuri GidzenkoYuri Gidzenko Yuri Pavlovich Gidzenko is a Russian cosmonaut of Ukrainian descent.... and Flight Engineer Sergei KrikalevSergei Krikalev Sergei Konstantinovich Krikalev is a Russian cosmonaut and veteran of six space flights.... -- entered the Unity ModuleUnity Module The first U.S.-built component of the International Space Station, a cylinder shaped connecting module with six passageways, or no... for the first time and retrieved the items left for them. At 9:36 a.m. ESTNorth American Eastern Time Zone The Eastern Time Zone of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of Northern America and the west coast of ... on Friday, December 8, the crew paid the first visit to the Expedition 1 crew residing in the space station. Until then the shuttle and the station had kept one hatch closed to maintain respective atmospheric pressures, allowing the shuttle crew to conduct their spacewalks and mission goals. After a welcome ceremony and briefing, the eight spacefarers conducted structural tests of the station and its solar arrays, transferred equipment, supplies and refuse back and forth between the spacecraft, and checked out the television camera cable installed by Tanner and Noriega for the upcoming mission. On December 9, the two crews completed final transfers of supplies to the station and other items being returned to Earth. The Endeavour crew bade farewell to the Expedition 1 crew at 10:51 a.m. EST and closed the hatches between the spacecraft. After being docked together for 6 days, 23 hours and 13 minutes, Endeavour undocked from the station at 2:13 p.m. EST. Piloted by Michael Bloomfield, it then made an hour-long, tail-first circle of the station. The undocking took place 235 statute mileMile A mile is the name of a unit of length, usually used to measure distance, in a number of different systems, including Englis... s above the border of KazakhstanKazakhstan Kazakhstan, also spelled Kazakstan, , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a country that stretches over a ... and ChinaChina China is a cultural region and ancient civilization in East Asia.... . The final separation burn took place near the northeast coast of South America. STS-97 was the 15th flight of Endeavour and the 101st Space Shuttle mission. See also Space scienceSpace science Space science, or the space sciences, are fields of science that are concerned with the study or utilization of outer space.... Space shuttleSpace Shuttle NASA's Space Shuttle, officially called Space Transportation System , is the United States government's current manned... List of space shuttle missionsList of space shuttle missions -\|\|}This is a list of missions flown by space shuttles.... List of human spaceflights chronologicallyList of human spaceflights chronologically Some debate exists over the definition of space, and hence that of spaceflight.... List of ISS spacewalksList of ISS spacewalks This is a list of extra-vehicular activities at the International Space Station, a joint project of 6 space agencies: the U.... List of spacewalks External links